Manuchar Markoishvili
 Markoishvili with Galatasaray in October 2013 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 17, 1986 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2007 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2000–present |
| Career history | |
| 2000–2002 | Batumi |
| 2002–2004 | Benetton Treviso |
| 2004 | Mitteldeutscher |
| 2004–2007 | Union Olimpija |
| 2007–2009 | Kiev |
| 2009–2013 | Pallacanestro Cantù |
| 2013–2014 | Galatasaray |
| 2014–2015 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2015–2016 | Darüşşafaka |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Manuchar "Manu" Markoishvili (Georgian: მანუჩარ მარკოიშვილი, born November 17, 1986) is a Georgian professional basketball player who last played for Darüşşafaka of the Turkish Basketball Super League.
Early career
Markoishvili as a young basketball player was very talented, and he turned into a professional basketball player in Georgia before he graduated from high school. He played for Basco Batumi in the 2001–02 season. In Basco, he distinguished himself, even though he was the youngest player of the team.
Professional career
Markoishvili was scouted and recruited by the Italian League club Benetton Treviso in 2003. In 2004, he was loaned to Mitteldeutscher BC of the German League for the season, and with them he won the FIBA Europe Cup.
In 2004, he moved to the Slovenian club Olimpija Ljubljana. He entered the 2007 NBA Draft, but he went undrafted. In 2007, he was transferred to the Ukrainian League club BC Kiev. From 2009 to 2013, he played with Pallacanestro Cantù of the Italian League.
On January 29, 2013, Markoishvili signed with the Turkish team Galatasaray for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[1]
On July 11, 2014, Markoishvili signed a two-year contract with the Russian team CSKA Moscow.[2] In his first season with the team, CSKA Moscow won the VTB United League, after eliminating Khimki with 3–0 in the final series.[3] On July 24, 2015, he parted ways with CSKA.[4]
On August 20, 2015, he signed with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka.[5]
Georgian national team
Markoishvili is a member of the senior men's Georgian national basketball team. With Georgia's senior national team, he played at FIBA EuroBasket 2011 and FIBA EuroBasket 2013.
Personal life
His father Nugzar Markoishvili is a retired professional basketball player, who currently is a coach at Tbilisi State University. Markoishvili's brother Giorgi is also a professional basketball player in Georgia.
References
- ↑ "GALATASARAY MEDICAL PARK grabs Markoishvili". Eurocupbasketball.com. January 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Manu Markoishvili joined CSKA". cskabasket.com. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "CSKA wins championship!". vtb-league.com. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ↑ "Manu Markoishvili to move to the other team". cskabasket.com. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Fireworks in Istanbul: Darussafaka Dogus sign Manuchar Markoishvili". Sportando.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
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